Job Description

Our client, a South African leading technology-powered workforce transportation provider, is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join their team.
Tech Stack:

• Ruby on Rails
• DigitalOcean
• Kamal
• Playstore & App Store

Minimum Requirements:

• Overall DevOps Experience: 3+ years
• DevOps Independent Setup Experience: 2+ years
• Comfortable working autonomously and owning all DevOps responsibilities

Experience:

• Has independently built or led DevOps infrastructure setup from scratch
• Strong experience deploying Ruby on Rails applications (optional)
• Proficient with DigitalOcean (Droplets, Load Balancers, Spaces, Firewalls)
• Has used Kamal for deployments (or similar SSH-based tools)
• Experienced with Docker (building, running, maintaining containers)
• Can set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions)
• Comfortable managing multiple environments (dev, staging production)
• Familiar with managing secrets (Rails credentials, dotenv, GitHub Actions, etc)
• Has published and maintained apps on the Google Play Store
• Has published and maintained apps on the Apple App Store (has used fastlane)
• Can manage background jobs (Sidekiq, Solid Queue, etc.)
• Can configure and manage PostgreSQL in production and optimize queries
• Knows how to handle SSL/TLS, domain setup, and HTTPS configuration
• Can take full ownership of DevOps work and make infrastructure decision

Must Have:

• Works independently with minimal supervision
• Clearly communicates infrastructure decisions and trade-offs
• Proactive and reliable in identifying and fixing issues
• Collaborates well with engineers, QA, and product teams
• Can setup stress testing infrastructure

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.
You can visit our website for more vacancies: www.wePlace.co.za / Facebook page @wePlace / LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/wePlace/
For more information please contact:
Amanda Schmahl

Skills Required